Grade 8 Geography
If you are following the sample unit produced by the Ministry of Education, click HERE for a page of links directly related to the activities.
Teachers! Link to a lesson plan
and activity for this topic.
Journey to Planet Earth
- from PBS - "A voyage of discovery about the planet we inhabit."
InfoNation
is an easy-to-use, two-step database that
allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
Atlapedia Online - contains full color physical
and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Nations Online: "a gateway to countries of the world"
Gesource -
World Guide
CIA World Factbook
Atlas of Canada
(version
française)
Canadian International Development Agency
(C.I.D.A.) (version
française)
Population and Human Well Being
from the World Resources Institute
Communities
York
Region Official Plan
Statistical
Profiles of Canadian Communities -
Information is provided on education, income and work,
families and dwellings, births and deaths, general population information, and
health information
If you are following the sample unit produced by the Ministry of Education, click HERE for a page of links directly related to the activities.
Teachers! Link to a lesson plan
and activity for this topic.
Investor Words - a comprehensive glossary of economic terms
International Trade
Statistics from StatsCan
(version française)
Canada's Major Trading Partners -
from the WritingDen - reading comprehension and writing skills based on this topic
InfoNation
is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most
up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
N.A.F.T.A. - Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (version française)
The European Union at a Glance
Immigrant Voices - one of "Canada's Digital Collections" - an historical overview of immigration to Canada from 1867 to present - French and English
Immigrant population by place of birth and period of immigration, 2001 Census, Statistics Canada
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (version française)
How to Become a Canadian Citizen - from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (version française)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada English and French